The 77 highest paid executives at public sporting goods retailers saw their total compensation grow by 12% last year, for those with comparable earnings in both years, to an overall average of $2,659,167 compared to $2,577,750 in 2019. This time last year, the industry was struggling to recover from forced store closures, and there was a huge amount of uncertainty about when, if ever, retail would recover. Too, many retailers had slashed executive salaries to save cash and/or improve optics in the face of store staff furloughs. But by the end of the year, many retailers had bounced back, most ... Log in to view full article.